Silver Dollar Bar Taking its name from the coins embedded into its bar and furnishings, this landmark has been a favorite Jackson Hole gathering place for 75 years. // By Samantha Simma “When the Wort brothers opened the Silver Dollar…
Good Reads // By jim mahaffie ICONIC SKIERS The Arc of Skiing Jackson Hole—45 Years Behind the Lens Wade McKoy Jackson Hole photographer Wade McKoy selected more than 500 images taken over four decades of “the Golden Age of skiing” for this…
Supper Club Dinner at Dornans, just outside of Grand Teton National Park, is always special, but some winter dinners are more special than others. // By lila edythe // Photography by Derek Stal “Usually, I build the menus on…
Help, my SO’s parents are coming to visit and I’m not sure they know what they’re in for. // by whitney royster
Winter Wonderland Winter in Yellowstone means a lot of snow and few crowds. // By Dina Mishev // photography By KATHRYN ZIESIG Pushing open a hatch in the roof of the Sprinter van that has brought my 16-year-old niece Sofia…
Old is New The Jackson Hole History Museum has moved to a new home where you can see 11,000 years of human history in this valley. // By Samantha Simma. // photography By Erin burk Natural light streams through the…
Wild Ice The season is short, but so, so sweet. // Photos & story By Joey Sackett I grew up across from a lake, just outside of Chicago. The lake was murky and mostly useless, except in winter. Publicly maintained…
Moose on the Loose One of Jackson Hole’s most iconic large ungulates, moose, only showed up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem about a century ago. At first, they thrived, but then the population crashed. It still hasn’t come back. //…
Linda Merigliano The Wilderness Diplomat //By David Gonzales In 1991, soon after joining the staff of the Bridger-Teton National Forest as a wilderness planner, Linda Merigliano was dispatched to the tiny town of Cokeville, Wyoming, to speak at a meeting…
Gap Pucci The ‘last of the old cowboys’ chronicles his life of adventure in three books. // By Jim Stanford Dressed in a maroon button-down shirt, kerchief, and sheepskin vest, he tosses forkfuls of hay into a corral beside his cabin,…
Mormon Row // By Dina Mishev “Where’s the barn?” There are hundreds of barns in Jackson Hole, but ask this question of any local and they will all give the same answer: the T.A. Moulton Barn is on Mormon Row…
Take it Easy Gear that elevates relaxing. // By Dina mishev Black Diamond’s Alpenglow Hoody is a full-coverage, lightweight SPF layer (SPF 50+) with in-fiber cooling technology; it reflects 71 percent of near-infrared rays and reduces the wearer’s perceived temperature.…
Leslie Mattson // By Jim Mahaffie She came here to ski powder; in staying, she’s made an indelible mark on the community. “People love Grand Teton National Park,” says Leslie Mattson, president of the Grand Teton National Park Foundation since…
Calico This former church—bought for $666.66—has been a community gathering spot for six decades. // By Samantha Simma One of the oldest restaurants in Teton County is still the crown jewel of Moose-Wilson Road—an American-Italian bar and restaurant that turns…
Water Filters & Purifiers We tested these so you don’t have to. // Dina Mishev PLATYPUS GRAVITY WORKS What is it Fill the 4-liter “dirty” bag of this gravity-fed water-filter kit, connect it to the high-flow filter and “clean” bag, hang…
Deirdre Griffith //By Rachel Walker In the two years since Jackson local Deirdre Griffith won the epic Mongol Derby—a 1,000-kilometer equestrian endurance race that recreates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan in 1224—the longtime equestrienne has been busy.…
Standing Sentinel One tree on the Elk National Refuge has a long history. // By Samantha Simma RISING UP FROM the sage and grasses of the National Elk Refuge’s prairielike expanse immediately east of U.S. Highway 89, a lone cottonwood…
The Ways of Water Laws say that water in the West must be put to “beneficial use.” Historically, that has meant agriculture, but could recreation and ecosystem health enter the conversation? // By Molly Absolon // photography by bradly j.…
What’s in a Name? Place names in our valley come from many different sources—from the Shoshone language to early explorers and historic characters. //By Jim Mahaffie // photography by BRADLY J. BONER In 1924, when today’s Grand Teton National Park…
It’s a Drip Once only available in metropolitan areas, elective IV therapy, which might help with issues ranging from dehydration to vitamin deficiencies, has come toJackson Hole. // By Lila Edythe A 45-year-old single mom, Tibby Plasse describes herself as…
